Where does “fótleggur” come from?

fótleggur (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic fótur, from Old Norse fótr, from Proto-Germanic fōts, from Proto-Indo-European pṓds, from Proto-Indo-European póds, from Proto-Indo-European ped- — to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall.

fótleggur (Icelandic): leg

Definitions

  1. leg

Ancestry of “fótleggur”, step by step

fótleggur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic fótur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicfóturfoot; leg
2Old Norsefótra foot
3Proto-Germanicfōtsfoot
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpṓdsfoot
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpódsfoot
6Proto-Indo-Europeanped-to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall

via Icelandic leggur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicleggurleg, shank; stalk; bone
2Old Norseleggrleg, stem
3Proto-Germaniclagjazleg, thigh
4Proto-Indo-European(ǝ)lak-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ped- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European póds →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pṓds →